FRED HARPER SIGNED CARDS

I got some nice signed cards in the mail today from illustrator Fred Harper. I sent them to him to sign quite a while ago but unfortunately they got lost in his studio for a bit. Fred is a busy guy, he does illustrations for a number of magazines including Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Playboy, The Village Voice, Sports Illustrated, and just about every issue of The Week magazine. Odds are you've ran across his art in one form or another. If you ever see a Sports Illustrated in my house it's because of Fred. I know of him for his work on the Garbage Pail Kids and Hollywood Zombies cards.


Fred Harper

Here are the two cards he signed for me. It's difficult to see the signature in gold pen because it just didn't scan well.


"EXTRA CHRISTIE" from Garbage Pail Kids Series 7


"Bruise Willis" from Hollywood Zombies.

This was one of three cards that when set next to each other create the whole scene. This was one of my favorites.



Fred also sent me a nice sketch.


Thanks Fred!

Fred does some amazing illustrations for magazines that blow me away. Even though a lot of his work is political or sports related illustrations I can't help but dig them. He also does a lot of fantasy and comic drawings. Here's a couple I like.

AUTOGRAPHED CARDS

I've been doing my best to get signed trading cards from my favorite artists and most of them have been really nice about signing them for me and returning them. Here are some of the ones I've received back in the mail. (Some of these scans extend off the screen so click on them to see the full image)



JOHN POUND GPK father signed this TEE-VEE STEVIE card for me from the first series (one of my favorite cards of all time). I'd say he was sort of like a God to me but God would have never influenced my artwork like John did.



Even though he didn't do the final artwork on this card JAY LYNCH another GPK pioneer was nice enough to sign this ADAM BOMB card from the first series for me. He also signed one of the new Wacky Packages cards he illustrated.



One of the best things about the early cards was the "Bazooka Joe" type comics on the card backs. I had to ask Jay to sign a couple that he illustrated for me. Love ya, always will.



BRENT ENGSTROM was nice enough to take time out of his Indiana Jones card sketching to sign me this TIE-DEE KNOT card from the ANS7 series, and a Hollywood Zombies card he illustrated.



He also sent me this nice little sketch.



JOHN CEBOLLERO sent me an autographed KARATE KYLE card from ANS5, along with SIKIRA from the HOLLYWOOD ZOMBIES. When it comes to intestines, John draws his guts out.



LUIZ DIAZ, bless his rotten soul, sent me BATTY BRAD from ANS5 along with a STARDUCKS COFFEE Wacky Package he painted.



FRED WHEATON, an all around great chap, sent me I-CLOD TODD from ANS6 along with the MIRACLE WEEP wacky package he painted.



Fred was sweet enough to sent me a sketch of the crying Miracle Weep man who obviously still hasn't gotten over his breakup with the Land O' Lakes Indian girl.

I want to thank all the artists who signed these for me, and if I get more in the mail I'll post them.